Medicinal knowledge of Irulas

This course gives the historical background of the Irulas and provides a detailed account of their practices using medicinal plants. Inhabited in the northern districts of Tamilnadu and scattered around the hilly regions of neighboring states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, the Irulas have been using medicinal plants species for many of the health hazards.

This course offers ample information about the Irulas who are specialists in traditional herbal medicine and healing practices. Living in the caves in deep dense forest, the Irulas know that the medicinal plants have been accumulated in many centuries based on different medicinal systems. Generally known as Irula ‘vaidyars’, the Irulas have gained immense practical knowledge about the medicinal plants and have immense practice in traditional healing systems over hundreds of medicinal herbs.

Course Highlights

Instruction Team

• Designed the Course with complete references to the discipline of social anthropology.
• Presenting key themes, theoretical debates, the historical development of the discipline, and ongoing questions.

Comprising of academic experts from our  South India Tribal Research Team, which determines what strategies should be implemented to help the student achieve success. With decades of experience working in the fields of education and social anthropological studies, the SITR team has produced an excellent course curriculum that gives detailed information about the medicinal practices of the Irulas.

Moreover, this research team has real-time experiences with the Irula tribe and hence the team has worked on how such course ideas can be produced, negotiated, and revised over time.